Science Bulletin Articles

Climate resilience of farming systems in steep mountain terrain of selected regions in South Asia
Keywords:

Climate resilience · Farming systems · Hilly areas · South Asia · Steep terrain

Climate resilience of farming systems in steep mountain terrain of selected regions in South Asia

This study assessed the climate resilience and characterized the existing farming systems in steep terrain in the hilly regions in South Asia. The farming systems considered were at an elevation ≥300 m in the mountain regions of two sites from Sri Lanka (Hatton and Welimada) and one site each from Bangladesh (Chittagong) and Nepal (Jhikhu...

Bandara, T., Marambe, B., Pushpakumara, G., Silva, P., Punyawardena, R., Premalal, S., ... Dahal, K.R. (2021). Climate resilience of farming systems in steep mountain terrain of selected regions in South Asia. APN Science Bulletin, 11(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2021.1598

Evaluation of prospects and barriers of biogas produced from livestock waste towards sustainable development and adaptation to climate change, in Nghe An province, Viet Nam
Keywords:

Energy security · Greenhouse gas emission reduction · Nghe An province · Pig production · Waste management · Water safety

Evaluation of prospects and barriers of biogas produced from livestock waste towards sustainable development and adaptation to climate change, in Nghe An province, Viet Nam

The livestock sector is one of the fastest growing agricultural subsectors in Viet Nam, resulting in growing demand to sustainably dispose or re-use livestock waste. This research examined the current adoption of biogas digestion of livestock waste treatment at household farms in order to provide insights for policy towards effective implementation. A questionnaire survey was...

Do, T., Le, T., Pham, N., Dinh, D., Nguyen, D., & Khanitchaidecha, W. (2021). Evaluation of prospects and barriers of biogas produced from livestock waste towards sustainable development and adaptation to climate change, in Nghe An province, Viet Nam. APN Science Bulletin, 11(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2021.1587

Integrated analysis of climate, land use and water for resilience urban megacities: A case study of Thailand and Viet Nam
Keywords:

Bangkok · Climate change · Hanoi · Land use · Water resources

Integrated analysis of climate, land use and water for resilience urban megacities: A case study of Thailand and Viet Nam

This research aims to explore the integration of land use, climate, and water resources for urban resilience in Bangkok, Thailand and Hanoi, Viet Nam, both of which are megacities of Southeast Asia. Climate projections using the WorldClim database for 2050 in Bangkok reveal an increase in temperature by 8.2 percent, while precipitation will tend to...

Monprapussorn, S., & Ha, L.P. (2021). Integrated analysis of climate, land use and water for resilience urban megacities: A case study of Thailand and Viet Nam. APN Science Bulletin, 11(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2021.1556

Climate change risk assessment and adaptation for loss and damage of urban transportation infrastructure in Southeast Asia
Keywords:

Climate change adaptation · Flooding · Loss and damage · Urban transportation infrastructure · Vulnerability assessment

Climate change risk assessment and adaptation for loss and damage of urban transportation infrastructure in Southeast Asia

Climate change (CC) will potentially have negative consequences for urban transportation infrastructure (UTI). It is important to improve our understanding of CC-associated loss and damage in relation to UTI. However, there is limited knowledge on how to practically assess loss and damage for UTI in the context of CC, and future-proof transportation planning. This study...

Noi, L.V.T., Cooper, R.T., Trang, D.T.T., Minh, T.Q., Huong, C.T.T., Vin, S., ... Tinh, T.T. (2021). Climate change risk assessment and adaptation for loss and damage of urban transportation infrastructure in Southeast Asia. APN Science Bulletin, 11(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2021.1436

Assessing potential loss and damage for flood hazard using an econometric modelling technique
Keywords:

Econometric modelling · Flood hazard · Loss and damage · Yield loss

Assessing potential loss and damage for flood hazard using an econometric modelling technique

Agriculture production largely depends on weather conditions and is extremely prone to natural hazards. A more frequent and severe occurrence of natural hazards such as storms and floods has put food security at increased risk in recent decades. Evaluating the true impact (loss and damage) of disaster in the agriculture sector is very challenging. The...

Basnayake, S., Ulubasoglu, M., Rahman, M.H., Premalal, S., Chandrapala, L., Shrestha, M.L., ... Gupta, N. (2021). Assessing potential loss and damage for flood hazard using an econometric modelling technique. APN Science Bulletin, 11(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2021.1499

Rapid mapping technique for data acquisition: The case of a summer school in the Banjarnegara district, Indonesia
Keywords:

Disasters · NDVI · Rapid mapping · Southeast Asia · Summer school · UAVs

Rapid mapping technique for data acquisition: The case of a summer school in the Banjarnegara district, Indonesia

Global environmental change makes us aware of the impact of natural hazards. Natural hazards are phenomena with large spatial dimensions and impacts but whose mapping and monitoring data can be recorded only by using satellite or aerial remote-imaging platforms (Poursanidis & Chrysoulakis, 2017). Given that Southeast Asia is the region in the world that is...

Sutrisno, D., Bin Hashim, M., Shi, P.T., Qin, R., Syaifoel, R., & Witjaksono, P. (2021). Rapid mapping technique for data acquisition: The case of a summer school in the Banjarnegara district, Indonesia. APN Science Bulletin, 11(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2021.1396

Enhancing resilience through capacity building in LCCAP formulation in the local government of Aurora, Philippines
Keywords:

CDRA · Climate change adaptation · Collaborative capacity building · Human security development · LCCAP · Local government unit

Enhancing resilience through capacity building in LCCAP formulation in the local government of Aurora, Philippines

Climate Disaster Risk Assessment (CDRA) and Local Climate Change Action Plan (LCCAP) provide the scientific and legal platform for climate change adaptation and mitigation in the Philippines. This APN CAPaBLE project responds to the limited technical capacity of local government units (LGUs) to comply with this requirement through collaborative capacity building. Evaluation of CDRA and...

Pulhin, J.M., Tapia-Villamayor, M.A., de Luna, C.C., Cruz, R.V.O., Peria, A.S., Anacio, D.B., ... Almarines, N.R. (2021). Enhancing resilience through capacity building in LCCAP formulation in the local government of Aurora, Philippines. APN Science Bulletin, 11(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2021.1411

Climate smart actions “Saung Iklim” for smallholder farmers in Subang district, West Java, Indonesia
Keywords:

Adaptation · Climate · Climate smart action · Indonesia · Rice · Risk

Climate smart actions “Saung Iklim” for smallholder farmers in Subang district, West Java, Indonesia

The implementation of climate change adaptation for crop production is often ineffective among farmers due to a lack of access to climatic data and inadequate knowledge on how to use the available data. The project introduced the utilization of climate data via the Climate Smart Action "Saung Iklim" application to targeted stakeholders (i.e., agricultural extension...

Perdinan, Hidayati, R., Basit, R.A., Tjahjono, R.E., Purwanti, D., Sugiarto, Y., ... Patoka, J. (2021). Climate smart actions “Saung Iklim” for smallholder farmers in Subang district, West Java, Indonesia. APN Science Bulletin, 11(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2021.1378

Participatory methodologies enable communities to assess climate-induced loss and damage
Keywords:

Adaptation · Climate change · Community · Gender · Loss and damage · Marginalized communities · Participation · Participatory methodology · Resilience

Participatory methodologies enable communities to assess climate-induced loss and damage

Opportunities to strengthen resilience can be limited, as the adverse impacts of climate change become more severe. In these cases, it is recognized that there are limits to adaptation and that communities are facing loss and damage as a result of climate change. The perspectives of communities most vulnerable to climate change impacts—in particular those...

Anderson, T., & Singh, H. (2020). Participatory methodologies enable communities to assess climate-induced loss and damage. APN Science Bulletin, 10(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2020.1241